Once Isabella's side had captured the area, they discovered that both marching and transporting supplies had become difficult.
In many places, engineers had to clear and repair the roads before supplies could even be brought through.
And that was only for ordinary supplies. Transporting heavy weapons like Gatling Guns was even more arduous.
Without heavy firepower, Tis's combat strength was greatly reduced. After weighing her options, Isabella chose to slow the offensive and wait until the supply lines had been cleared.
As it happened, she was planning to make a trip back to Blood Port. The round trip would only take a day or two.
"You're saying the Holy See on the other side has brought in a new weapon?"
"Yes, my lady." Isabella folded her arms and narrowed her eyes.
She knew the Holy See well enough. They might have hidden many secret weapons in the realm of Transcendence, but almost none of them could be used on a battlefield.
Especially not something capable of changing the course of the war. If the Holy See had possessed such a thing, even if the royal family did not know about it, they would at least have caught wind of it.
"Did they develop it recently? No, impossible... Soldier, describe their new weapon."
"O-Okay..." The man stood there timidly, wringing his hands together, with traces of fear still lingering in his eyes. "They launched their offensive this morning..."
The day after Isabella left, the Holy See had taken the initiative to attack.
At first, the commander of Tis's new army had not taken it seriously. Tis had always been on the offensive, and the Holy See simply had no effective means of countering them. Volleys from muskets were nothing but live targets before rifled muskets and bolt-action rifles. The Holy See's